# Vankas Village, Umbergaon, Valsad (Gujarat) – PIN Code

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Village · Umbergaon, Valsad 

# Vankas

Vankas is a village in Umbergaon sub-district of Valsad district, Gujarat, PIN code **396150**. The 2011 Census counted **2,472 people in 462 households**, the 27th largest of 43 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%.

- 2,472people (2011)
- 462households
- 77.8%literacy
- 396150PIN code

## Vankas PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Vankas is 396150.** Vankas falls in Umbergaon sub-district, Valsad district, Gujarat.

- PIN code396150
- Gram panchayatVankas
- Community development blockUmbergaon
- Census village code523666

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Vankas from nearby towns?

- Umbergaon (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Valsad (district HQ)50 km by road
- Umbergaon (nearest town)13 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Vankas?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Vankas; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sanjan
- ○Degree college10+ km · Umbergaon
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bhilad
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 24 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Vankas known for?

The main crops are **paddy, fruits and pigeon pea**. About 53% of the 474 hectares of village land is sown, and 40 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Vankas

Of every 100 households in Vankas in 2011, 72 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Vankas · ■ Umbergaon rural average

Electricity for lighting ****72%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**75%

Tap water ****0%**

**14%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**71%

Use banking services ****48%**

**58%

Television ****33%**

**49%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**3%

None of these assets ****27%**

**19%

Own their home ****100%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Vankas?

■ Vankas · ■ Umbergaon rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%**

**77.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****945**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**918

Working population ****50.7%**

**40.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 65.1% for women. 56% of men and 45% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 103 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 146 (12%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 814 (65%) · **■** Marginal 184 (15%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Umbergaon

- Malav2,788 people
- Punat2,621 people
- Tadgam2,514 people
- Angam2,477 people
- Sarai2,391 people
- Pali Karambeli2,356 people
- Pali2,241 people
- Bhathi Karambeli2,056 people

[All 43 villages in Umbergaon](https://wherepedia.org/india/gujarat/valsad/umbergaon/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Vankas?396150
- How far is Vankas from Valsad?50 km by road
- What is the population of Vankas?2,472 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Vankas in?Valsad district (Umbergaon sub-district), Gujarat
- What is the literacy rate of Vankas?77.8% (Census 2011)